Trunk-harness.



No. 818,251. PATENTED APR.1'7, 1906.

G. W. JONES.

TRUNK HARNESS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25,1905.

Inventor.

' trunk, crate, or other package.

UNITED s'rarns PATIENT orrron TRUNK-HARNESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 17, 1906.

Application filed August 25, 1905. Serial No. 275,822.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WILLIAM JoNEs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Owens, in the county of De Soto and State ofFlorida, have invented a new and useful Trunk-Harness, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention is an improved trunk-harness capable of beingreadily fitted to a trunk so as to brace the same and fasten the lidindependently of the usual look therefor. It is also proposed to enablethe convenient application of the harness to a trunk or other package,to facilitate the adjustment of the device and tightening thereof, andto afford protection for the corners of the trunk in a novel and highlyefiicient manner.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawing, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing there has been shown a perspective view of atrunk-harness embodying the features of the present invention with theoutline of a trunk indicated in dotted lines.

The present device includes a set of eight corner-buffers 1, of rubberor other suitable material, each buffer being provided with a socket 2to receive one of the corners of the Intersecting upright and horizontalguideways 3 and 4 are formed through each buffer for the reception of aflexible connection 5, preferably a rope or cord, which will slidefreely through the guideways. While the guideways have been shown in thenature of openings, they may be formed by grooves, as will be readilyunderstood without illustration thereof. There is one cord for each setof four diagonally-oppoSite buffers, the middle portion of the cordpassing across the bottom of the trunk and the ends of the cordextending diagonally across the top of the trunk, one end of the cordbeing provided with a buckle 6 and the other end having a strap or otherfiat tongue 7 secured thereto for convenience in engagement with thebuckle. It will now be understood that two cords cross one anotherdiagonally at the bottom and the top of the trunk and eXtend verticallybetween the respective pairs of upper and lower buffers, so that whenthe cords are tightened by means of the tongues 7 and buckles 6 thebufiers will be drawn snugly upon the corners of the trunk and thelatter effectually braced by the cords.

To obtain a greater tightening of the cords than can be accomplished bymeans of tongues and buckles, there are provided duplicate tighteningdevices, one for the top and the other for the bottom of the harness.Each of these tightening devices includes opposite cross-bars 8, locatedadjacent the respective ends of the trunk and provided with terminalperforations 9 for the loose reception of the respective cords, therebeing an adjustable connection between the cross-bars for drawing thesame toward one another. This adjustable connection preferably consistsof a pair of straps 10, connected to one of the cross-bars adjacent itsrespective ends and provided at their outer ends with buckles 11, therebeing other straps 12 connected to the opposite cross-bar and engagedwith the respective buckles. By tightening the connections between thecross-bars the latter will be drawn toward one another and thediagonally-crossed cords thereby spread or separated, which places agreater tension thereon than can be accomplished by the buckles andtongues 6 and 7.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the device of thepresent invention is very simple and at the same time efficient for thepurpose designed. It may be readily applied to a trunk or the like andwhen tightened braces the trunk in a strong and durable manner and atthe same time protects the 5 corners thereof by means of the buffers 1.Should the trunk-lock and other fastenings or any other portion of thetrunk become broken, the harness will hold the trunk together in aneffective manner, thereby preventing loss of the contents of the trunk.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. Atrunk-harness comprising a set of corner-buffers having guideways, and apair of cords loosely engaging the guideways of the respectivediagonally opposite buffers, the ends of each cord being provided withadj ustable connections.

2. A trunk-harness comprising a set of corner-builers provided WithguideWays, a pair of cords loosely engaging the guideways of therespective diagonally opposite buffers and crossed at the top and bottomof the device, one end of each cord being provided With a buckle and theother end of the cord being adapted for engagement With the buckle.

3. A trunl -harness comprising corner-buffers, crossed cords connectingthe diagonally opposite buffers, and tightening means engaging the cordsfor spreading the same to place a tension thereon.

4. A trunk-harness comprising corner-buffers, crossed cords connectingthe buffers, o posite cross-bars slidably engaging the cor s, and meansfor moving the cross-bars upon the cords to spread the same and therebyplace a tension thereon.

5. A trunk-harness comprising corner-buffers, diagonally-crossed cordsconnecting the buffers, cross bars slidably engaging the cords, and anadjustable connection between the cross-bars to move the same upon thecords and spread the latter to place-a tension thereon.

6. In a trunk-harness, the combination With a set of corner-buffershaving guide- Ways, of a pair of cords loosely engaging the guideWays ofthe respective diagonally opposite buffers, said cords being crossed atthe top and bottom of the device, an adjustable connection between theends of each cord, cross-bars loosely pierced by the crossed portions ofthe respective cords, corresponding straps connected to the cross-bars,and an adjustable connection, between the strapsfor moving thecross-bars upon the cords to spread and place a, tension upon thelatter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto afiixedmy signature inthe presence of-two Witnesses.

GEORGE WILLIAM JONES.

Witnesses:

KATE GRE P. H. SMITH.

